Open AccessTwo simultaneous autoimmune processes in a patient presenting with respiratory insufficiency
Author(s) -
Troy Lauren,
Hamor Paul,
Bleasel Jane,
Corte Tamera
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
respirology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2051-3380
DOI - 10.1002/rcr2.36
Subject(s) - medicine , myasthenia gravis , dermatomyositis , interstitial lung disease , concomitant , autoimmune disease , dermatology , disease , lung , immunology , pathology
The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, including dermatomyositis, are uncommon acquired autoimmune diseases, sometimes associated with interstitial lung disease. Myasthenia gravis, a separate autoimmune disorder involving the neuromuscular junction, has some overlapping clinical features but has only rarely been reported to occur simultaneously within the same patient. Here we present the first reported case of concomitant dermatomyositis, myasthenia gravis, and interstitial lung disease.